ST. LOUIS — In 2010, more than 40 states adopted the same standards for English and math called the Common Core standards. Missouri and Illinois are among the states that have adopted the guidelines.

Pennsylvania educators may have to once again teach cursive. Why it matters: State House lawmakers made several pro-cursive arguments before passing a bill last week to mandate the curriculum in ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) will begin cursive handwriting instruction for students in grades 3-5 this upcoming fall. To align with Georgia’s K-12 English ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Georgia's elementary schoolers will soon be getting lessons in cursive, which some experts say could pay dividends in their ...

Bring back the practice worksheets of yore, perfect that slant, and — please — loop those lowercase Ls and Gs. Just as phonics-based reading recently returned to favor after years of emphasizing whole ...

FRANKFORT — Cursive writing lessons could soon be making a reappearance in Kentucky schools. Common Core, the federal education initiative adopted in 2010, dropped cursive education, but the Kentucky ...

I am holding myself accountable for stating — literally in print — I would be reintroducing the Lost Art of Cursive Writing to middle schoolers. After researching a lesson plan, I settled on a goal ...

In a letter to the editor Sunday, a writer recounted an experience with a high school junior who was unable to read cursive handwriting. The writer noted that a friend had to read notes sent in ...